109: Stand Up to Disrespectful Behavior with Emily May
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Disrespect in the workplace rarely begins with full blown harassment. Before it escalates, teams often see signs of demeaning behavior such as ignoring someone’s contributions, off-colored jokes, and intentional undermining. As a manager, and good human, it’s your responsibility to end these minor offenses before they become normalized, leading to much worse.
Today’s guest is Emily May. Emily is an international leader in the movement to end harassment — in all its forms. In 2005, at the age of 24, she co-founded Hollaback! (now Right To Be) in New York City, and in 2010 she became its first full-time executive director. Our executive director has also won many awards for her leadership, including the TEDCity 2.0 Prize. Emily has a Master’s Degree in Social Policy from the London School of Economics, is an Ashoka Fellow and a Prime Movers Fellow.
Emily shares the 5 Ds of bystander intervention, explaining various ways you can help when you notice disrespectful behaviors in your workplace.
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Conversation Topics
(0:00) Introduction
(3:17) Harassment and the "spectrum of disrespect."
(6:20) The "Five Ds of Bystander Intervention."
(8:46) The "Distract" technique
(11:30) The "Delegate" technique
(14:47) The "Document" technique
(16:24) The "Delay" technique
(19:57) The "Direct" technique
(23:15) How harassment is playing out in virtual and frontline workplaces during the pandemic
(27:09) How harassment shows up in chat and emails
(28:09) Keep up with Emily
(29:43) Wrap up
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